Mass EffectSingapore Rescinds Ban on "Mass Effect" Game; Issues 18+ RatingAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 19, 2007 - 1:02pm.
Singapore - Shortly after enacting a ban on the sale of Microsoft's (NASD: MSFT) "Mass Effect" video game over an alien-lesbian love scene, Singapore has changed course and will now only allow those over 18 to purchase the title, Reuters reported, citing an article in the local Strait Times. "Mass Effect" received the first-ever rating for a video game in Singapore, in a move that will likely accelerate the planned introduction of a game ratings system in the county, the Strait Times reported. Singapore Bans "Mass Effect" Game Over Lesbian Alien Love SceneAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 15, 2007 - 1:31pm.
Singapore - Singapore's Media Development Authority has banned Microsoft's (NASD: MSFT) "Mass Effect" video game in the country, over a scene that shows "a human woman and an alien woman kissing and caressing each other," Reuters reports, citing the local Straits Times newspaper. The country's parliament last month voted to let stand a ban on sex between men. Other titles that have been banned in Singapore due to sexual or violent content include "God of War 2," "The Darkness" and the "Grand Theft Auto" series. BioWare Signs Seth Green as Voice Talent for "Mass Effect"Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 19, 2007 - 11:46am.
Redmond, Wash. - Microsoft Game Studios and developer BioWare said this week that they have signed voice talent including actor Seth Green ("Austin Powers," "Robot Chicken") to appear in their forthcoming game, "Mass Effect." The game is set for release for Xbox 360 on Nov. 20. |
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